This section includes a test tool that simulates the wireless device connecting to every Meraki AP in the network. If this authentication method is selected, at least 1 RADIUS server must be configured on the Access Control page in the “RADIUS for MAC-based access control” section.
Wireless clients that are denied wireless association simply cannot connect to the SSID, and they do not receive any explicit notification about why they cannot connect.
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This authentication method requires no client-side configuration. The RADIUS server can admit or deny the device based on the MAC address, responding to the Meraki AP with either an Access- Accept message or an Access-Reject message, respectively. When a wireless device attempts to associate, the Meraki AP queries a customer-premise RADIUS server with an Access-Request message. MAC-based access control admits or denies wireless association based on the connecting device’s MAC address.
